RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile vs ATI FireGL V8600
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 109 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 23.92 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | R600 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,899 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 688 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 159 Watt | 115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 11.01 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4403 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 868 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.1 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 May 2007 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 159 Watt | 115 Watt |
RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile has an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1500% more advanced lithography process, and 38.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V8600 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V8600 is a workstation card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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